2004 Women's British Open

The 2004 Women's British Open was held 29 July to 1 August at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. It was the 28th edition of the Women's British Open, and the fourth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. TNT Sports, ABC Sports and BBC Sport broadcast the event in the United States and the United Kingdom.

2004 Women's British Open

Tournament information
Dates	29 July – 1 August 2004
Location	Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s)	Sunningdale Golf Club Old Course
Organized by	Ladies' Golf Union
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,392 yards (5,845 m)[1]
Field	144 players, 69 after cut
Cut	146 (+2)
Prize fund	$1,600,000 €1,260,726
Winner's share	$290,880 €229,200
Champion
Karen Stupples
269 (−19)
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Sunningdale
Golf Club

Location in England

Karen Stupples won her only major, five shots ahead of runner-up Rachel Teske.^[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 29 July 2004

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Karen Stupples	65	−7
2	Sarah Lee	67	−5
T3	Minea Blomqvist	68	−4
	Natalie Gulbis
	Bettina Hauert
	Catriona Matthew
	Annika Sörenstam
T8	Beth Daniel	69	−3
	A. J. Eathorne
	Seol-an Jeon
	Cristie Kerr
	Lorena Ochoa
	Janice Moodie
	Nadina Taylor

Second round

Friday, 30 July 2004

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Karen Stupples	65-70=135	−9
T2	Beth Daniel	69-69=138	−6
	Jeong Jang	70-68=138
	Seol-an Jeon	69-69=138
T5	Heather Bowie	70-69=139	−5
	Laura Davies	70-69=139
	Laura Diaz	70-69=139
	Natalie Gulbis	68-71=139
	Sarah Lee	67-72=139
	Paula Martí	73-66=139
	Annika Sörenstam	68-71=139
	Rachel Teske	70-69=139

Amateurs: Stahle (−2), McKevitt (+9)

Third round

Saturday, 31 July 2004

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Heather Bowie	70-69-65=204	−12
	Rachel Teske	70-69-65=204
T3	Cristie Kerr	69-73-63=205	−11
	Karen Stupples	65-70-70=205
5	Lorena Ochoa	69-71-66=206	−10
6	Paula Martí	73-66-68=207	−9
T7	Minea Blomqvist	68-78-62=208	−8
	Laura Davies	70-69-60=208
	Seol-an Jeon	69-69-70=208
T10	Beth Daniel	69-69-71=209	−7
	Sarah Lee	67-72-70=209

Final round

Sunday, 1 August 2004

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Karen Stupples	65-70-70-64=269	−19	290,880
2	Rachel Teske	70-69-65-70=274	−14	181,800
3	Heather Bowie	70-69-65-71=275	−13	127,260
4	Lorena Ochoa	69-71-66-70=276	−12	99,990
T5	Beth Daniel	69-69-71-68=277	−11	72,114
	Michele Redman	70-71-70-66=277
	Giulia Sergas	72-71-67-67=277
T8	Minea Blomqvist	68-78-62-70=278	−10	52,722
	Laura Davies	70-69-69-70=278
	Sarah Lee	67-72-70-69=278

Amateur: Stahle (+2)
Source:^[2]

References

1. Millward, Robert (30 July 2004). "Sorenstam near the top". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. B-7. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
2. Millward, Robert (2 August 2004). "Stupples claims first major win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. C-3. Retrieved 26 July 2013.

External links

• Ladies European Tour: 2004 Weetabix Women's British Open results
• LPGA: 2004 Women's British Open results

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